Hearing loss Board decisions

The Board has denied the veteran's claim for an earlier effective date of February 5, 1999, for a 50 percent rating for bilateral hearing loss disability. The earliest-dated relevant evidence showing an increase in disability was dated within one year prior to June 23, 1999.

The veteran's claims for increased rating, reopening of a hearing loss claim, and service connection for left hip arthritis and knee arthritis were denied. The Board found no evidence to support the veteran's assertions that his current conditions are related to his military service.

The Board denied all claims, including those for increased ratings for PTSD and bilateral hearing loss, as well as the service connection claim for a dental disability. The issue of reopening the previously denied claim for residuals of an injury to the back and legs was also denied.

The Board finds that the veteran currently does not have a chronic ear infection with drainage and has bilateral hearing loss related to active service. Service connection is granted for bilateral hearing loss.

The veteran's claims for service connection for chronic bilateral hearing loss disability and post-operative left knee disabilities were denied. The veteran was granted service connection for his post-operative left knee disabilities, but the RO assigned noncompensable evaluations initially and later recharacterized them as 10 percent disabling.

The Board has decided that a VA examination is needed to determine if the veteran's current bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus were incurred or aggravated in service, and to evaluate whether these conditions are related to his military service.

The Board found no evidence of a nexus between the veteran's current right ear hearing loss and service, nor did it find any evidence of a nexus between his low back disability and service. The claims were denied.

The Board has determined that the veteran's currently diagnosed bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus are not etiologically related to exposure to acoustic trauma in service. Therefore, service connection for these conditions is denied.

The Board denied the veteran's claims of service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding no evidence linking these conditions to his military service.

The Board denied the veteran's requests for higher disability ratings for his service-connected tinnitus and bilateral hearing loss, finding that the current ratings were appropriate based on the objective test results provided.

The Board has determined that the veteran's claimed conditions, bilateral hearing loss and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, are not related to service. The claims for service connection have been denied.

The veteran is seeking service connection for bilateral hearing loss and postoperative residuals of prostatectomy. The RO has requested additional medical records to support his claims, particularly those from the period between 1956 and 1960.

The Board has remanded the case for additional development due to new evidence submitted by the veteran.

The Board has determined that the appellant does not have any of the claimed conditions due to service, and thus denied all claims for service connection.

The veteran's claim for an initial compensable evaluation for bilateral hearing loss was granted, and his claim for service connection for PTSD was also granted. The decision is based on direct evidence of the conditions.

The veteran's service-connected disabilities, including hearing loss and PTSD, do not prevent him from obtaining or retaining substantially gainful employment.

The veteran's claim for increased ratings for chronic otitis media and bilateral hearing loss was denied by the RO. The maximum schedular rating of 10% is currently assigned for both conditions.

The Board denied the veteran's claims of service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding that there was no evidence of a current disability or a link to service.

The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, finding no evidence of a link between these conditions and his military service.

The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral hearing loss, finding no evidence of hearing loss in service or within one year after discharge, and concluding that there is no link between current hearing loss and military service.